D8 Senior - Midseason Review

It's been an interesting year to this point in the D8 league. The top 3 teams have all beaten each other, while the Monsignor Doyle Mustangs have seen tremendous improvement (and have defeated reigning champion St. David in league play). Anyways, here goes with my picks....keep in mind these are based upon league performances:

Midseason 1st Team All-Stars
Andrew Mwangi, Resurrection
Alex Thompson, St. Mary's
Tyson Lavigne, St. David
Josh Loehle, Monsignor Doyle
Mike Schummer, St. David

Midseason 2nd Team All Stars
Ben Bankazo, St. Mary's
Mike Kasunic, St. Mary's
Josh Klassen, Rockway
Tyrone Tindale, St. Benedict
Dan Hummel, St. David
Tyler Schneider, Resurrection

All-Rookie/Newcomer Team
Alex Thompson, St. Mary's
Isaac Lance, St. Mary's
Tyler Schneider, Resurrection
Andrew Mwangi, Resurrection
Josh Loehle, Monsignor Doyle

Surprise Team (Positive): No question here. Monsignor Doyle has improved tremendously, and have been competitive with the upper echelon while knocking off St. David. It's been a while since the Mustangs have graced us with their presence in the playoffs, so it's nice to see them as a competitive club this year.

Surprise Team (Negative): A very balanced league, but obviously the Celts' loss to Doyle earns them the dubious distinction to this point in the year. They have, however, had some good out of league wins (including WCI).

Second Half Predictions
Who knows what to expect in the D8? The top 3 teams (RCSS/SMHS/SDCSS) have proven that they're able to beat each other on any given night ---- and then throw the upset potential from an ever-improving Doyle squad (who are a top 6 team at the AAA level) and even St. Benedict in there and we could see some interesting things.

As a sidenote, there's currently 3 D8 teams in my senior top 10 (Rez, St. Mary's, and St. David). D8 is probably the "power league" this season (at least on a "per-capita" basis).

I'm right now leaning towards a SMHS/RCSS final, based upon the amount of depth that those teams are bringing to the table. Still a long way to go though.......